GMC Yukon XL: recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA lists 54 recall campaigns for the GMC Yukon XL, model years 1999 to 2026. NHTSA has 2,412 complaints on file for this model line. 27 of the 28 model years have a page on this register.

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Model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

GMC Yukon XL: recall campaigns and complaints for each model year, newest first
Model year	Recall campaigns	Complaints	Share of the line average	Units in the campaigns
2026 GMC Yukon XL	3	34	39%	8,384
2025 GMC Yukon XL	1	27	31%	2,457
2024 GMC Yukon XL	2	70	81%	1,047,242
2023 GMC Yukon XL	4	218	253%	1,787,539
2022 GMC Yukon XL	4	168	195%	1,865,577
2021 GMC Yukon XL	12	227	264%	2,932,374
2020 GMC Yukon XL	2	47	55%	34,340
2019 GMC Yukon XL	2	68	79%	15,866
2018 GMC Yukon XL	2	53	62%	15,866
2017 GMC Yukon XL	1	147	171%	3,640,162
2016 GMC Yukon XL	3	201	233%	3,684,583
2015 GMC Yukon XL	2	307	356%	3,680,845
2014 GMC Yukon XL	3	11	13%	1,884,445
2013 GMC Yukon XL	4	22	26%	2,631,647
2012 GMC Yukon XL	4	13	15%	2,153,124
2011 GMC Yukon XL	3	47	55%	4,503,592
2010 GMC Yukon XL	3	28	33%	5,111,926
2009 GMC Yukon XL	5	23	27%	5,283,079
2008 GMC Yukon XL	4	69	80%	5,421,100
2007 GMC Yukon XL	4	97	113%	5,421,100
2006 GMC Yukon XL	2	17	20%	70,507
2005 GMC Yukon XL	5	42	49%	124,854
2004 GMC Yukon XL	3	87	101%	184,725
2003 GMC Yukon XL	3	102	118%	74,716
2002 GMC Yukon XL	1	95	110%	1,353,718
2001 GMC Yukon XL	4	120	139%	1,715,081
2000 GMC Yukon XL	6	69	80%	3,713,282
1999 GMC Yukon XL NHTSA page	0	3	3%

The share is the complaints of the model year divided by the average of the line for one model year. A campaign that names 3 model years is in the count of each of the 3.

A model year with fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints has no page here. The link in its row opens its NHTSA page.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Components in the complaints

3,245 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

GMC Yukon XL: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	Per 1,000	Mentions
Engine	208	675
Electrical System	105.7	343
Power Train	95.5	310
Exterior Lighting	88.1	286
Service Brakes	72.4	235
Unknown or Other	64.7	210
Air Bags	60.4	196
Steering	31.4	102
Fuel/Propulsion System	31.4	102
Engine and Engine Cooling	30.2	98

Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name the GMC Yukon XL, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2021, with 10 campaigns.

Complaints about the GMC Yukon XL, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2025, with 494 complaints.

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Canyon31 campaigns
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Safari15 campaigns
Yukon Denali1 campaign
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Savana58 campaigns
Yukon XL 15002 campaigns
Sierra Denali1 campaign
Envoy XUV0 campaigns
Denali2 campaigns
GMC18 campaigns
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C15006 campaigns
S Utility0 campaigns
Envoy XL 3700 campaigns
Envoy Denali0 campaigns
S Series0 campaigns
K15009 campaigns
Yukon XL Denali1 campaign
Envoy 3600 campaigns
15001 campaign
C/K Pickup1 campaign
Vandura2 campaigns
Yukon Hybrid0 campaigns
S1513 campaigns
C25008 campaigns
K250011 campaigns
Savana 15003 campaigns
Envoy Denali XL0 campaigns
C1529 campaigns
T Series5 campaigns
Terrain NA2 campaigns
C35009 campaigns
Savana 35003 campaigns
K1523 campaigns
Sierra EV7 campaigns
G2510 campaigns
Hummer EV SUV3 campaigns
Topkick16 campaigns
Hummer EV Pickup8 campaigns
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C2526 campaigns
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G3514 campaigns
C55004 campaigns
C3532 campaigns
S103 campaigns
K2520 campaigns
W35008 campaigns

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Cite this page

Recall Register. GMC Yukon XL: recalls and complaints by model year. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/gmc/yukon-xl/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
Manufacturer in the recall file: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

The model name is the name in the NHTSA files. NHTSA keeps a variant of a model as a different line. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which GMC Yukon XL model years have the most recall campaigns?: 2021 with 12, 2000 with 6, 2009 with 5. A campaign that names 3 model years is in the count of each of the 3.
Which GMC Yukon XL model year has the most complaints?: The 2015 model year, with 307 of the 2,412 complaints for the line. A newer model year has had less time to get complaints.
Which components do the complaints about the GMC Yukon XL name?: Engine: 208 per 1,000 component mentions. Electrical System: 105.7 per 1,000 component mentions. Power Train: 95.5 per 1,000 component mentions.
How many NHTSA investigations name the GMC Yukon XL?: 15 investigations name one or more model years of the line. The page of each model year lists its investigations.